15-Day History and Beach in Vietnam

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After breakfast at the hotel, you will visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda and Tran Quoc Pagoda. You'll have lunch at Le Hanoi Gourmet, and then visit the Temple of Literature, St Joseph Cathedral, the opera house, Ngoc Son Temple and then hop on a cyclo around Old Quarter to learn about the history of the oldest streets in the city.

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You'll have breakfast at the hotel and then a shuttle bus will pick you up and transfer you to Halong Bay to board your Bai Tho cruise. This is a small traditional junk, perfect for admiring the scenery and slow pace of the bay. After lunch, you'll stop at the Surprise Cave and Ti Top Beach. Later, you'll enjoy your cruise dinner and then maybe try squid fishing at night.

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After breakfast, you will cycle to Viet Hai village on Cat Ba Island. After exploring the island, you will enjoy lunch on board. You can go kayaking rowing, swimming around Ba Trai Dao area and enjoying the beautiful nature around you. You'll have a cooking class with our professional chef on board before dinner. Later on, you'll relax and enjoy your last night on the cruise.

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After a leisurely breakfast, you'll glide in small boats to Luon Caves. Passing through the entrance, you come across a tranquil round lake, with monkeys, orchids and high dangerous stone walls. Before returning to the mainland, you'll enjoy the final hours of your cruise. Then, you'll take a shuttle bus and head back to Hanoi. When you arrive, you'll have time to explore the Old Quarter one last time to find a good place for dinner.

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After an early breakfast, you will check out and transfer to the airport for your flight to Da Nang. You'll be picked you up from Da Nang airport and transferred to your hotel in Hoi An. You'll have the rest of the day to explore your new destination which has been countlessly voted one of the best in the world! You could have dinner in the ancient town.

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After breakfast, you will cycle to a local farm in the charming little village of Tra Que. You'll talk to the farmers, join in preparing the land and fertilising it with seaweed from the local lake. Later on, you'll have a foot bath before getting ready to prepare lunch with the local family. In the afternoon, you'll visit the Quan Cong Temple, Hoi An Museum of Folk Culture, the Old House of Tan Ky and the famous Japanese Covered Bridge.

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In the morning, you'll transfer to My Son, a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Hindu temples constructed by the kings of Champa. You'll have lunch at a local restaurant near My Son Sanctuary before driving back Hoi An. This afternoon, you'll have some free time to walk around the ancient town to do some shopping. If the sun is shining, you may wish to take this time to go to An Bang or Cui Dai beach.

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After you have breakfast at the hotel, you'll transfer from Hoi An to Hue. Today, you'll focus on Vietnam's dynasty history. You will learn about the Vietnamese feudal empire and visit pagodas like Thien Mu Pagoda. After lunch at the Co Do Restaurant, you'll visit Minh Mang and Khai Dinh tombs, who were former Emperors of Vietnam. The architecture of these tombs is some of the finest in the country.

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After breakfast, you will visit the Imperial Citadel on the way to the airport. This Imperial City is a walled palace within the citadel and was one of the largest complexes in the country that was destroyed during the Tet Offensive. In the afternoon, you'll fly to Ho Chi Minh City. You'll have time to refresh and perhaps have a romantic night on this Saigon River Dinner Cruise.

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You'll start the day after breakfast by visiting the Reunification Palace, the site of the end of the Vietnam War; the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. Then, you'll head to the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Saigon Post Office, perhaps the grandest post office in all of Southeast Asia. You'll have a casual lunch at Quan An Ngon before visiting Saigon Opera house, War Remnants Museum and Chinatown. Later on, you'll have dinner at one of the busy Pham Ngu Lao street restaurants.

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Today, you'll have breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Vung Tau to explore and learn about the fierce battles of Vietnamese people in Long Tan-Nui Dat battlefield - an interesting experience on your trip. You will a good chance to visit Long Tan Cross, Horseshoe, Long Phuoc Tunnel, Nui Dat and Ba Ria Orphanage. This is a good chance to explore and care about the American war and Australian veterans.

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After a leisurely morning, you will transfer from Ho Chi Minh City to Mui Ne where you'll enjoy a beach break to end your trip. You can spend your time by the pool of your hotel, on the beach while watching the kite surfers or take a trip to the sand dunes on the outskirts of Mui Ne - one of only three like them in the world!

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Today, your day is free to relax and enjoy Mui Ne. You can spend your day sunbathing and swimming in the pool or take some time to enjoy the beach. For lunch or dinner, you may want to sample some of the seafood available at the restaurants along the waterfront. All of the seafood is freshly caught and clean - Vietnam's seafood dishes are some of the country's best dishes!